Phytochemical profiles and antioxidant activity of brown rice varieties.

The phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of eight varieties of brown rice (BR) are reported. The total phenolic contents of BR ranged from 72.45 to 120.

A randomized comparison of vesicourethral function after laparoscopic hysterectomy with and without vaginal cuff suspension.

Study Objective: To compare vesicourethral function following laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) with and without vaginal cuff suspension.

Design: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification I).

Setting: Tertiary teaching hospital.

Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in human platelets: regulation of platelet activation in in vitro and in vivo studies.

1. The aim of this study was to identify the presence of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in human platelets and systematically examine its inhibitory mechanisms of platelet activation. 2.